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‘Oh, oodness!’ Harriet exclai! Eo to the one in town all the time They’re so cool’

‘They are indeed But we didn’t own any of theo We just owned the franchise’

‘So, that’s what you were doing in London recently? Selling the franchise?’

‘Yes’

‘I did wonder what business interests you had over there’

‘Well, now you know’

Harriet fell silent for a longto look at him ‘Do you mind if I ask why you three boys decided to stay bachelors in the first place? I mean, I know most men these days don’t rush to the altar, but they usually want to settle down eventually It seele so much that you actually formed a club’

‘Look, it was just a bit of fun to begin with We were all pretty sloshed at the tih underneath the fun we all had soio was still bitter over his father e due to the number of divorces in his family As for myself I’d vowed on h money tothat sort ofa difference—is hard I didn’t see y toa bachelor suited oals’

Or, it had

Alex could not ignore the fact that he’d reached his goals now Soa bachelor Maybe it was time to face his inner demons and admit to himself that all he’d just said to Harriet was just rubbish The truth was, he was afraid of falling in love Afraid of ending up like his pathetic father

It was a crazy fear Irrational, really Other than in looks, he was nothing like his father But fear was not always logical

He gazed into Harriet’s lovely face and wished he could be io Fearless and brave when it came to matters of the heart But he was ative experiences, wary of feeling anything too deeply

‘What are you thinking?’ she asked

‘Just how lovely you are,’ he returned

Her smile ry ‘You shouldn’t lie tothat at all’

‘You’re right I was thinking that it’s rather sad that the Bachelor’s Club is no longer relevant It was a seriously fun club to belong to’